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It's different because it doesn't rely on require() which is non-standard JavaScript.

Node v14 supports ESM modules and the import syntax, which is standard Javascript.

setTimeout is non-standard JavaScript too but I bet your code base has multiple instances of its usage.

Is it? It's on every browser I know.

Ah, makes sense, it's not part of the spec so it might be missing on other environments. Thank you.